Interesting article on our new "positionless" players...

[WilmyWood]

"For the Panthers, a predictable passing game was a weakness in 2016 — the lack of quickness Kelvin Benjamin, Greg Olsen, and Devin Funchess gave Cam Newton downfield meant that almost one-quarter of Newton’s pass attempts were to a receiver who had less than 1 yard of separation, a higher percentage than any other quarterback in the league. McCaffrey and Samuel (who ran a 4.31 at the combine, a number we’d all be raving about had John Ross not broken the record with a 4.22) seem like the perfect antidote to that problem, both capable of lining up in the slot, creating separation in their routes, and giving Newton “easy-win” quick throws underneath. Both should give the Panthers yards-after-the-catch, too.

But that’s not the only advantage Carolina’s new duo presents. By adding two hybrid running back/receivers to their offense, the Panthers should gain the ability to take advantage of any look the defense gives them on any given down. Say a defense counters Carolina’s “three-receiver” look featuring Benjamin, Funchess, Samuel, and McCaffrey with a “light” nickel defense, heavy on defensive backs and short on run-stuffing defensive linemen or bone-crushing linebackers. This should be a common occurrence, and Carolina can run the ball right at it with McCaffrey, Newton, and Samuel, whether it’s downhill or read-option."...

 

https://theringer.com/the-cardinals-and-panthers-are-the-future-of-football-845ffc6abe72

[SetfreexX]

I had this EXACT conversation with a friend earlier. 

[weyco2000]

There's already 2 threads on this article.


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[KB_fan]

3 minutes ago, weyco2000 said:

There's already 2 threads on this article.
 

LOL!  Be kind.  Stuff flies off the front page during the draft.

And it IS a good article (says she who posted it here first!!)

[UpstatePanther]

1 minute ago, KB_fan said:

LOL!  Be kind.  Stuff flies off the front page during the draft.

And it IS a good article (says she who posted it here first!!)

i hear you KB, but im with @weyco2000 on this one. both your thread and the one @Leeroy Jenkins PhD posted are on the front page still. people really need to filter by start date and at least scroll through page one before they post something.

[mc52beast]

Drafting McCaf and Samuel will make life easier for not just Cam but the refs too...

They won't have to throw those flags they never threw for RTP